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• Gülcan Sultanoglu, Master's thesis (2026-2027)

• Abdur Rabb, MLU, Master's thesis (2025-26): Accessory gland and testis diversity in burying beetles Nicrophorus

• Hann Sommer, Bachelor's thesis (2026): Genotypic and clinal variation in testis colour in Drosophila melanogaster

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Finished:

• Tim Christ, MLU, Bachelor's thesis (2025): Nutrition and ageing effects on testis colour in Drosophila melanogaster

• Patrick Mueller, MLU, Bachelor's thesis (2025): The correlation between body colour and testis colour in Drosophila species

• Niklas Zawichowski, MLU, Bachelor's thesis (2024): Investigating seminal fluid-mediated paternal condition effects on offspring body size in Drosophila melanogaster

• Sanja Boehringer, MLU, Bachelor thesis (2023): Phenotypic plasticity and genetic variation in accessory glands in Drosophila melanogaster

• Lauren Fulham, University of Winnipeg, Bachelor's thesis (2021): Investigating the role of larval density on sperm competition genes’ expression in Drosophila melanogaster

• Tim Simon, Bielefeld University, Bachelor's thesis (2018): Genetic variation in sperm-size traits in Macrostomum lignano

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In addition, several internships have been accepted and are ongoing, with particular support provided to women from less developed countries.